Community Corner
Bristol Public Hearing Notice: Zoning Ordinance Update
"The Bristol Town Council will hold a second reading and public hearing on January 27, 2021 at 7:00 p.m."
January 7, 2021
The Bristol Town Council will hold a second reading and public hearing on January 27, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Via ZOOM Video Teleconference for proposed amendments to the Bristol Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map.
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These amendments are proposed by the Town of Bristol Department of CommunityDevelopment. Proposed amendments are numerous and occur throughout the ordinance. They include a general “cleanup” of the ordinance to address various inconsistencies, and needed clarifications as well as updates to comply with the RI State Enabling Act and the Town and State approved Comprehensive Plan. Amendments also include significant revisions and new ordinance sections relating to, among other things, provisions for accessory solar energy systems on rooftops, definitions, including revisions for building height in the flood zone; permitted uses; signs; the creation of a new Public Institutional zoning district; creation of a new Agricultural zoning district and inclusionary zoning revisions. The proposed zoning map amendments are for the mapping of protected open space parcels in the Open Space Zone, the proposed new Public Institutional Zoning are on public property and the Agricultural Zoning districts are on farmland already protected from development where the government holds a conservation easement.
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Proposed amendments are available at Town Hall in the Clerk’s Office and may be viewedor downloaded using the link below.
The proposal may be altered or amended prior to the close of public hearing withoutfurther advertising, as a result of further study or because of the views expressed at thepublic hearing. Any such alteration must be presented for comment in the course of saidhearing.
NOTE: INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR THE DEAF OR HARDOF HEARING MUST NOTIFY THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE AT 253-7000, 72 HOURS INADVANCE OF THE HEARING DATE.
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This press release was produced by the Town of Bristol. The views expressed are the author's own.